Terratetto unifamiliare in Morino
Casa panoramica in vendita nel cuore della Valle Roveto – Abruzzo Se sogni una casa in montagna a poca distanza da Roma, immersa nella tranquillità e nella natura, questa è un'occasione da non perdere. Nel suggestivo borgo storico di Rendinara, a circa 1.000 metri di altitudine, nel cuore della Valle Roveto, vendiamo…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €85,000 for 157 sqm, the ask is €541/sqm; with a habitable-condition allowance of about €200/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €741/sqm versus a baseline of €419/sqm, so it is not cheap for this catalog. Positives are the large size, historic-borgo setting and usable condition, but the mountain inland location (62 km from sea) and above-baseline effective price keep it in fair territory.
More on the house and the area
The wow here is the setting: a dramatic mountain borgo with huge valley views from the balcony and a very evocative Abruzzo village atmosphere. It appears to be a real habitable house rather than a project, with generous size and usable outdoor-facing spaces, but the lack of interior photos keeps it out of the top band. For €85k and 157 sqm, it feels like a genuinely dreamable, usable mountain home.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€10,000 – €18,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
- No interior photos, so the charm and finish quality inside are unverified.
- Village setting is steep and likely car-limited in parts, with access/parking to confirm.
- Mountain hamlet at about 1,000 m altitude means winter practicality and heating should be checked.
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 72/100The cluster is in the Roveto Valley under the central Apennines, with the Monti Ernici and the slopes around Morino forming a steep mountain setting. The Liri river runs through the valley floor nearby. Morino Vecchio and the Zompo lo Schioppo area are inside the Riserva Naturale di Zompo lo Schioppo, with a marked canyon and waterfall on the eastern side of the valley. The nearest larger town is Avezzano, which provides the main services, shops and rail connections for this part of inland Abruzzo. The area is known for mountain walking and for the abandoned hill village of Morino Vecchio.